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By confronting us with irreducible mysteries that stretch our daily vision to include infinity, nature opens an inviting and guiding path toward a spiritual life.

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Thomas More
Age: 57 †
Born: 1478
Born: February 7
Died: 1535
Died: July 6
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Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of which our human nature is capable.
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